Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
EAN num: 9780786918027
ISBN number: 0786918020
Label: Wizards of the Coast
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 311
Printing Date: 2001-02
Publishing house: Wizards of the Coast
Age index: Young Adult
Release Date: February 01, 2001
Sale Popularity Level: 654032
Studio: Wizards of the Coast
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The very first wave is over, but the invasion rages on.
In the midst of an all-out war, the ground shifts and moves. Milliions upon millions of invaders appear out of nowhere as the artificial plane of Rath overlays Dominaria, covering the natural landscape with the unnatural horros of Phyrexia.
There is no rest for the wicked.
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After a big win at the end of the very first book of the Invasion Cycle, "Invasion", the people of Dominaria feel pretty confident about their chances at defeating the Phyrexian menace once and for all. However, things begin to look grim, when after a 3-day celebration there are suddenly hundreds of thousands of Phrexians surrounding the Dominarian forces. Just when things begin to look grim, Urza and his fellow Planeswalkers transport the troops to much safer places to wage battle (at least where the odds are slightly better).
After some minor victories here and there by the Dominarian Defenders, the Planeswalkers gather for the biggest battle yet, an attack on Phrexia itself in an effort to bring a quick end to the war. However, all is not as it seems and it seems like everyone essentially has their own agendas. Plotting, betrayl, and murder are rampant in this the second book of the Invasion Cycle.
In order to save the world, all of the people must be united to fight for the safety and good of all of Dominaria instead of pursuing their own agendas. But just when it looks like all is well for the defenders, tragedy seems to strike Dominaria's two biggest heroes, Yawgmoth is attempting to seduce Urza to join his forces in the hopes of learning everything there is to know about Phyrexia, but also holds the soul of Gerrard's lost love Hanna in return for his devout service. How will it all play out, with alliances falling apart and plenty of dirty dealing, the war begins to look bleak for all of Dominaria.
This is another fantastic book in the Magic the Gathering universe, the story is rich, the characters are awesome, and the descriptions of the battle is vivid and life-like. If you love to read about the adventures in Magic the Gathering, you will definetly not be disappointed in this book or even this cycle for that matter.
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The read this book at midnight the day I got it. I could not put it down. I just had to finish this book so I could read Apocalypse and finish the story. I play Magic now and I only started reading the books to understand the cards but I immediately fell in love with the books. This is a must read.
PS. Phyrexia is taken from Dante's Inferno
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Planeshift is one of those rare books that has extreme action that never quits. It seriously felt like watching a movie. The violence is descriptive, and very captivating, but, for me, that's not quite enough to completely quench my thirst. First of all, there is little character development in this book: it's all fighting. However, the most interesting characters in the book are the dragons, specifically the Primevals. The five mighty gods rampage about Dominaria, showing their very distinctive natures. We see how the dragons change as the story progresses, until the final, breathtaking outcome. However, back on the human/metathran etc side, we have less interesting characters, but more battles. Consider this: billions, yes, BILLIONS of Phyrexians march towards our helpless heros, and at the last minute, they are seperated by Urza to complete seperate tasks. Basically, aside from the gory fights, the humanoid sections are fairly boring. Finally, we get to the Planeswalkers. Here is where the overall story really matters, and where the twists really occur. With the 'Walkers ongoing struggle to fight Phyrexia, the temptation of such power begins to corrupt the 'Walkers to the point of turning on one another. The one complaint I could have with the fighting portions is the whole 'We can kill anything' sceme. Sure, our heros are battle trained, but the Phyrexians are brutal killing machines, bred for that purpose. Most of them have blades and weapons integrated right onto them! I think there certainly could have been more outright casualties. Anyways, I recommend this book as a good read to anyone who loves Magic, any fantasy fan, or just anyone looking for a (literally) bloody good time.
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This is a great novel by J. Robert King which i think is truely awsome. The story line is good, but you sort of need to read Invasion first, and perhaps Thran prior to that. It is nonstopped action that takes you from on board the Weatherlight to inside Urza's titan engine, to fighting with the dragons. I highly recommend it, and the other books in the saga, as well as all books by J.R. king
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As the story progresses, it is not all that important that one has to read the previous books in this theme, however in order to understand what is going on one needs to read the previous books as well. This entire set (called cycle) takes up about 930 pages total, unfortunately having read them all, this story could have been compressed to half of that. Which is the only flaw of these books; they are repetitive, especially when it comes to combat (after all, there are only so many ways to kill an opponent). Asides from that, its worth buying.
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